World War Against Radical Islam

Coalition Strikes Continue Against ISIS Targets in Iraq, Syria

Combined Joint Task
Force Operation Inherent Resolve continues to work by, with and through
regional partners to militarily defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and
Syria, or ISIS, in order to enable whole-of-coalition governmental
actions to increase regional stability.(Click
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Operation Roundup, which began May 1 to accelerate the defeat of ISIS in
the Middle Euphrates River Valley and Iraq-Syria border region, has continued
to gain ground and remove terrorists from the battlefield through offensive
operations coupled with precision coalition strike support, officials said.

On Aug. 11, coalition military forces conducted one strike consisting of
one engagement against ISIS targets near Abu Kamal. The strike destroyed nine
ISIS vehicles.

On Aug. 10, coalition military forces conducted two strikes consisting of
two engagements against ISIS targets near Abu Kamal. The strikes destroyed 42
ISIS vehicles and an ISIS weapons cache.

There were no reported strikes conducted in Syria on Aug. 9.

On Aug. 8, coalition military forces conducted a strike consisting of one
engagement against ISIS targets near Abu Kamal. The strike engaged an ISIS
tactical unit and destroyed an ISIS vehicle.

On Aug. 7, coalition military forces conducted two strikes consisting of
three engagements against ISIS targets near Abu Kamal. The strikes engaged an
ISIS tactical unit and destroyed an ISIS vehicle, an ISIS headquarters and an
ISIS logistics hub.

There were no reported strikes conducted in Syria on Aug. 6.

Strikes in Iraq

Yesterday in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted two strikes
consisting of two engagements against ISIS targets:

-- Near Sharqat, a strike destroyed an ISIS supply route.

-- Near the Hamrin Mountains, a strike destroyed three ISIS caves.

There were no reported strikes conducted in Iraq on Aug. 11.

On Aug. 10 in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted two strikes
consisting of two engagements against ISIS targets near Bashir. The strikes
destroyed two ISIS weapons caches and three ISIS caves.

There were no reported strikes conducted in Iraq on Aug. 8-9.

On Aug. 7, coalition military forces conducted a strike consisting of one
engagement against ISIS targets near Rawah. The strike destroyed an ISIS
tunnel.

On Aug. 6, coalition military forces conducted a strike consisting of five
engagements against ISIS targets at an unspecified location. The strike
engaged an ISIS tactical unit, destroyed two ISIS-held buildings, an ISIS
vehicle and an ISIS motorcycle.

Additional Strikes

On Aug. 5, coalition military forces conducted a strike in Syria that was
not reported in the previous release. The strike consisted of an engagement
against ISIS targets near Abu Kamal.

Part of Operation
Inherent Resolve

These strikes were conducted as part of Operation
Inherent Resolve, the operation to destroy ISIS in Iraq and
Syria. The destruction of ISIS targets in Iraq and Syria also further limits
the group's ability to project terror and conduct external operations
throughout the region and the rest of the world, task force officials
said.

A strike, as defined by the coalition, refers to one or more kinetic
engagements that occur in roughly the same geographic location to produce a
single or cumulative effect.

For example, task force officials explained, a single aircraft delivering
a single weapon against a lone ISIS vehicle is one strike, but so is multiple
aircraft delivering dozens of weapons against a group of ISIS-held buildings
and weapon systems in a compound, having the cumulative effect of making that
facility harder or impossible to use. Strike assessments are based on initial
reports and may be refined, officials said.

The
task force does not report the number or type of aircraft employed in a
strike, the number of munitions dropped in each strike, or the number of
individual munition impact points against a target.